I used to think that people were naturally assigned roles in life, such as being a parent or child. Thus, I didn't think anyone grew, they stayed the same way forever. I could never quite figure out why my clothes kept shrinking and I had to get more.
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that my clothes were shrinking not that I was growing.— Joann
- Based on that memorable scene from the "Wizard of Oz," I used to believe that people died from shrinking!— Julie
- I used to think that pickles grew naturally in the sea, and that's why the water in the jar was so salty.Anon
- When I was a child I used to belive that my father had forever been a 40 years old man.— Nicola
- My birthday was on a different day every year, assigned by my parentsAnon
- I used to believe that clothes got smaller if you didn't wear them very often.Anon